TOUR D'HORIZON

Meaning of TOUR D'HORIZON in English

[ ˌtʊə dɒrɪ'zɒ~ \]

■ noun ( plural tours d'horizon pronunciation same) a broad general survey or summary of an argument or event.

Origin

Fr., lit. 'tour of the horizon'.

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TOUR D'HORIZON — foreign term Etymology: French circuit of the horizon ; general survey
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TOUR D'HORIZON — /toohrdd daw rddee zawonn"/ , French. a general survey; overview.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TOUR D'HORIZON — foreign term Etymology: French : circuit of the horizon : general survey
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOUR D'HORIZON — Pronunciation: tür-do ̇ -r ē -z ō n Function: foreign term Etymology: F : circuit of the horizon : general …
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TOUR D'HORIZON — [tour d'ho.ri.zon] [F] foreign term : circuit of the horizon: general survey
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TOUR — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Tour de France {{link=Turenne Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne viscount de">Turenne Henri de La …
Английский словарь Британика
HORIZON — In pedology , a distinct layer of soil forming part of the vertical sequence in a soil profile. Each horizon …
Английский словарь Британика
TOUR — I. ˈtu̇(ə)r, ˈtu̇ə, in sense 1 sometimes ˈtau̇(ə)r or ˈtau̇ə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, …
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HORIZON — I. həˈrīz ə n noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration (influenced by Late Latin horizon ) of Middle English orisonte, …
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D — I. ˈdē noun ( plural d's or ds ˈdēz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the fourth letter …
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-D — I. abbreviation -ed I — used especially in standard abbreviations of the past and past participle forms of certain verbs …
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'D — (ə)d verb Etymology: contraction of had, would, did 1. : had they' d gone 2. a. : would I he' …
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D' — “dʸy” is d(ə)y or y or j in sense 1, j in sense 2 verb Etymology: by contraction 1. : …
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TOUR — /toor/ , n. 1. a traveling around from place to place. 2. a long journey including the visiting of a …
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HORIZON — /heuh ruy"zeuhn/ , n. 1. the line or circle that forms the apparent boundary between earth and sky. 2. Astron. …
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'D — 1. contraction of had: I was glad they'd gone. 2. contraction of did: Where'd they go? 3. contraction of should …
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D' — d' 1 prep. 1. de (used in French names as an elided form of de ): Charles Louis d'Albert. 2. …
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TOUR — I. ˈtu̇r, 1 is also ˈtau̇(-ə)r noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French tur, tourn turning, circuit, journey — more at …
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D — I. ˈdē noun ( plural d's or ds ˈdēz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
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TOUR — noun a tower. 2. tour ·vi to make a tourm; as, to tour throught a country. 3. tour ·vt a …
Webster English vocab
HORIZON — noun the epoch or time during which a deposit was made. 2. horizon ·noun the unbroken line separating sky and …
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D — as a numeral d stands for 500. in this use it is not the initial of any word, or even …
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D — D 1 (also d ) ■ noun ( plural Ds or D's ) 1》 the fourth letter of the alphabet. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TOUR — [tour] n [ME, fr. MF, fr. OF tourn, tour lathe, circuit, turn--more at turn] (14c) 1 a: one's turn in …
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HORIZON — The soil profile, showing the major layers from the O horizon (organic material) to the R horizon a distinct layer …
Britannica English vocabulary
TOUR — tour BrE AmE tʊə tɔː AmE tʊ ə r ▷ toured tʊəd tɔːd AmE tʊ ə rd ▷ touring ˈtʊər …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
-'D — -'d BrE AmE d —This contracted form of had and would is used only after words (usually pronouns) ending in …
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D' — d' BrE d —This contracted form of do is found principally in d'you djuː, ⇨dʒuː, dʒə
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D — D, d BrE AmE diː ▷ D's, d's, Ds diːz —Communications code name: Delta
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TOUR — / tʊə(r); tɔː(r); NAmE tʊr/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. tour (of / round / around sth) a journey …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HORIZON — / həˈraɪzn; NAmE / noun 1. the horizon [ sing. ] the furthest that you can see, where the sky …
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D — / diː; NAmE / noun , abbreviation , symbol ■ noun (also d ) [ C , U ] ( …
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TOUR — I. tour 1 S3 W2 /tʊə $ tʊr/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HORIZON — ho ‧ ri ‧ zon /həˈraɪz ə n/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: …
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D — d. ( also d British English ) 1 . the written abbreviation of died : John Keats d. 1821 2 …
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D — D BrE AmE , d /diː/ ( plural D’s , d’s ) noun 1 . [uncountable and countable] the fourth …
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-'D — -'d /d/ 1 . the short form of ‘would’: I asked if she’d be willing to help. 2 . the …
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TOUR — n. & v. --n. 1 a a journey from place to place as a holiday. b an excursion, ramble, or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HORIZON — n. 1 a the line at which the earth and sky appear to meet. b (in full apparent or sensible …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOUR — n. & v. n. 1 a a journey from place to place as a holiday. b an excursion, ramble, or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HORIZON — n. 1 a the line at which the earth and sky appear to meet. b (in full apparent or sensible …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOUR — n. & v. --n. 1. a a journey from place to place as a holiday. b an excursion, ramble, or …
Oxford English vocab
HORIZON — n.1 a the line at which the earth and sky appear to meet. b (in full apparent or sensible or …
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D — 1. n. (also d) (pl. Ds or D's) 1. the fourth letter of the alphabet. 2 Mus. the second note …
Oxford English vocab
TOUR — ( tours, touring, toured) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A tour …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HORIZON — ( horizons) 1. The horizon is the line in the far distance where the sky seems to meet the land …
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-’D — Pronounced /-d/ after a vowel sound and /-əd/ after a consonant sound. 1. -’d is a spoken form of ‘had’, …
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TOUR — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a coach tour ▪ How about going on a coach tour around Europe this …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HORIZON — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dot on the horizon ▪ The plane was just a dot on the horizon …
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D — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES chargé d'affaires coup d'état D and C hors d'oeuvre maitre d' objet d'art R & …
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HORIZON — [noun] [U] - the horizon the furthest thing which you can see and the place at which the sky and …
Cambridge English vocab
HORIZON — n. In pedology , a distinct layer of soil forming part of the vertical sequence in a soil profile. Each …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TOUR — n. La Tour Georges de Tour de France Turenne Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne viscount de Henri de La Tour …
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TOUR — Synonyms and related words : air lane, ambit, anchor watch, antenna tower, assignment, barbican, beat, belfry, bell tower, bit, booking, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TOUR — I. noun 1 trip ADJECTIVE ▪ foreign ( esp. BrE ), international , national , nationwide , overseas , world …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TOUR — n. 25B6; noun a three-day walking tour : TRIP, excursion, journey, expedition, jaunt, outing; trek, safari; archaic peregrination. a tour …
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TOUR — n. 1 journey, trip, excursion, outing, expedition, voyage, trek, peregrination, jaunt, junket We went on a guided tour because we …
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HORIZON — One of several lines or planes used as reference for observation and measurement relative to a given location on the …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
HORIZON — noun 1 BAD : The tiny light looked like a star in the horizon. GOOD : The tiny light looked …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
TOUR — 1. сущ. 1) а) обращение, оборот, цикл б) обход караула в) смена (на фабрике и т. п.) г) круг (обязанностей), …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HORIZON — сущ. 1) горизонт on the horizon ≈ на горизонте to appear on the horizon ≈ появляться на горизонте apparent horizon, …
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D — I сущ.; мн. - Ds, D's 1) четвертая буква англ. алфавита 2) муз. ре 3) тех. что-л., имеющее форму D …
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TOUR — tour.ogg 1. tʋə n 1. 1> путешествие; поездка; турне wedding tour - свадебное путешествие organized tour - организованная поездка conducted …
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HORIZON — horizon.ogg həʹraız(ə)n n 1. 1> горизонт; небосклон horizon line - линия горизонта on the horizon - на горизонте 2> астр. …
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